Gifty Twum Ampofo

Gifty Twum Ampofo (born June 11, 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Early life and education[]

Gifty Twum Ampofo was born on June 11, 1967, in Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She had her BSc. in biology from the University of Cape Coast in 1997. She further had her MBA in Strategic Management.^[7] She also had her BSc from the University of Ghana.^[8]

Career[]

Ampofo was a Science tutor at Akosombo International School before becoming a Member of Parliament.^[9] She is currently the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education Training.^[6][10]

Politics[]

In 2015, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary seat for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. She won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 general elections.^[11] Two other candidates namely Victor Emmanuel Smith of the National Democratic Congress and Patrick Adjei Danquah, an Independent candidate also contested in the general elections held in 2016.^[12] Ampofo won the election by obtaining 17,838 votes out of the 30,281 cast, representing 59.23 percent of total valid votes.^[12]

Personal life[]

She is widowed with three children. She is a Christian and worships as a Methodist.^[7]

References[]

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